Construction industry gossip: Yes, I remember it well …

By Joseph Aloysius Hansom2022-04-25T06:00:00

Memory failure dogs politicians giving evidence at the Grenfell Inquiry

In a pickle

A frankly disastrous performance by former Cabinet member Eric Pickles at the Grenfell Inquiry recently. Making it clear he had more important things to be doing, telling the inquiry’s QC to “use your time wisely”, he managed to get the number of victims who perished in the June 2017 fire wrong. Pickles, who served as secretary of state at the then Department for Communities and Local Government between 2010 and 2015, said 96 people died, calling them “nameless victims”. In fact, 72 people were killed and all have been named. He’s since apologised but he’s the UK’s special envoy for post-holocaust issues. Let’s hope he brushes up on his diplomatic skills sharpish.

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